By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Kampfgruppe “Süden” Hellenic Reenactment Group, Kampfgruppe ”Bulgarien”, Asociaţia Deutsches Freikorps and used by permission The German invasion of Greece, codenamed “Operation Marita”, was initiated in the early hours of Sunday, April 6, 1941. The German forces attacked “Metaxas Line”, a series of concrete fortifications, located mainly along the border with […]
By Pierre Kosmidis SWASTIKA OVER THE AEGEAN is a limited edition book by acclaimed author Antony Rogers, a photographic record of events that occurred in and around the Dodecanese in the autumn of 1943. Those events resulted in the last decisive German victory of the Second World War. Text by Anthony Rodgers British and Dominion […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and video submitted by Lionel Aitken and used by permission A 13-part documentary series, focusing on Z Special Unit, a largely unknown Australian Special Operations element, is in the making and www.ww2wrecks.com has reached out to Mr. Lionel Aitken, the driving force behind capturing and producing all the interviews with surviving members […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos: Panagiotis Brokos The war in Europe was almost over in Europe in late April, early May 1945. The Russians had conquered Berlin, the nazi leader Hitler had committed suicide and the western Allies were moving swiftly in the heartland of the 3rd Reich. It was just a matter of days, before […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Asım Karsçakar and used by permission (B&W photos © 1979 Ahmet Adas and color photos © 1996 Engin Aygün) Just opposite the Greek island of Lesvos in the Aegean Sea, cape Baba on the shores of Asia Minor, or Babakkale as it is known in Turkish, has been a sacred […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and video: Stelios Demertzis – Alexandros Malagaris A unique find, a nearly intact Martin Baltimore that was ditched at sea close to Ikaria island, was photographed by Greek scuba diver Stelios Demertzis, whose uncle was a member of the aircrew of this specific WW2 bomber when it was lost at sea, while […]
By Pierre Kosmidis SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: HERE, HERE, HERE Japanese war crimes occurred in many Asian and Pacific countries during the period of Japanese imperialism, primarily during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. These incidents have also been described as an Asian Holocaust and Japanese war atrocities. R. J. Rummel, a professor […]